Islam & the Middle East

ISBN: 9781848853539
Published by : Tauris & Co Ltd
Abu Sa'id 'Abd al-Hayy Gardizi was an author and historian living in the mid-eleventh century at the height of the Turkish Ghazvanid dynasty. His only known work, "The Ornament of Histories" ("Zayn al-akhbir"), is a hugely ambitious history of ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780884023630
Published by : Harvard University Press
In Charlemagnes Survey of the Holy Land, Michael McCormick rehabilitates and reinterprets one of the most neglected and extraordinary sources from Charlemagnes revival of the Roman empire: the report of a fact-finding mission to the Christian ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781849083171
Published by : Osprey
Saladin's victory over the armies of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem at Hattin is well known, but this fine, concise biography, helps to bring the broader context of his career to the general reader. Focusing more on the political narrative t... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789042924390
Published by : Peeters Press
Because of their architectural value and function as places of hygiene, relaxation and interaction, bathhouses have always played a prominent role for civilizations in Anatolia and its neighboring regions. The essays in this volume examine the ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780748639946
Published by : Edinburgh University Press
This volume takes political, social and cultural approaches to the study of the Seljuq dynasty, shedding new light on a variety of subjects. The various chapters cover geographical spectrum, from Central Asia and Persia to Iraq, Syria and Anato... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780812243109
Published by : Pennsylvania University Press
The thirteenth century marks a turning point in the history of the western Mediterranean. The armies of Castile and Aragon won significant and decisive victories over Muslims in Iberia and took over a number of important cities including Cordob... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781900934138
Published by : Occasional Publications UPR
This book charts the sociopolitical trajectories of five of the leading religious families of the Hijaz for the Umayyad and early 'Abbasid periods. Bringing together the mass of details on matters such as kinship ties, political appointments an... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780674055599
Published by : Harvard University Press
Few figures of the Middle Ages, and certainly few Muslim leaders, have had such a consistently good image in both west and east as Saladin, something which presents difficulties as well as oppurtunities to the historian when assessing his reign... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789004217362
Published by : Brill Academic Publishers
On the basis of a detailed analysis of the archaeological evidence, and of the study of the written documentation available, the book examines the origins and the development of the fortification of Shayzar in Central Syria, especially in relat... .... Learn More